Do you remember when Audiogon was just a bulletin board classified ad site?


I wonder if anyone else remembers Audiogon from 15+ years ago. I remember visiting the site daily scrolling through all the listings. Back then posting was free and you had an endless number of ads.  It had as many used audio listings as Ebay. I can remember buying a Paradigm CC-200 and also a pair of Paradigm ADP-150's  back around 1999. Those were my first two purchases. How about you?
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Showing 1 response by albertporter

Like several others here, I joined Audiogon in 1999 and came every day to read ads and posts.  I still come several times a day,  addictive to say the least.

I’ve exchanged ideas with lots of people at this site, eventually we made a point of meeting each other face to face.   Best early success was RMAF where we met for Mexican dinner and everyone wore a badge with their Audiogon member name. 

Subsequently I’ve been invited to listen at members homes and many people came to my home where we shared food, drink and music.

There are lots of ideas and experimentation here, much more than any one person could accomplish on their own.  I read a lot of it and most has value, especially after a few years when we understand each others likes and dislikes. 

Last but equally important is the music.  I can’t count the times I‘ve auditioned tracks at Amazon or YouTube after reading a recommendation at Audiogon.  Lots of LPs and CDs in my library as a result.